Sr. Data Engineer III (6283)

As Sr. Data Engineer III, you’ll be responsible for the design, integrity, and performance of the data layer supporting C2SET integrations, federation, and model driven behavior analysis. This role combines deep database and data engineering expertise with advanced analytics capabilities to ensure that simulation data, schemas, and decision logic remain accurate, interoperable, and operationally realistic across distributed environments.

We know that you can’t have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are obsessed with our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.

If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us, then check out the job description below!

What you’ll do:

• Design, maintain, and validate data schemas supporting federation and integration between C2SET and external systems
• Build and support SQL and Python based ETL pipelines for operational, simulation, and analytics data
• Ensure data integrity, correctness, and performance across distributed and multi tier data sources
• Troubleshoot data mismatches, malformed messages, schema drift, and integration issues
• Partner with modeling and simulation engineers to analyze simulation outputs and support tuning of behaviors and decision logic
• Design and execute data driven experiments to evaluate model changes and operational impacts
• Develop datasets, scripts, and tooling to support repeatable validation and performance analysis
• Support Government analysts and integrators by delivering timely, reliable data refreshes and analysis
• Perform database performance tuning and optimization for operational workloads
• Maintain data documentation, metadata repositories, and data governance artifacts
• Act as a functional lead for data engineering and analytics activities within the integrations team

What you’ll need to succeed:

• An active U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• More than ten years of experience in data engineering, database engineering, database administration, or applied analytics
• Strong hands on experience with SQL and Python, including building and maintaining ETL pipelines
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining complex data schemas and data models
• Experience working with structured and semi structured data formats such as JSON and XML
• Ability to design, validate, and troubleshoot data exchanges across distributed or federated systems
• Experience with database performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization
• Experience analyzing large or complex data sets and translating results into actionable technical recommendations
• Ability to collaborate effectively with software engineers, modeling and simulation engineers, and Government stakeholders

SALARY RANGE:  $138,000 – $147,000

The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:

• The candidate's professional background and relevant work experience
• The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs
• Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation
• This role is also eligible for additional compensation, subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar, which may include:
• Performance-based bonuses
• Company-paid training and/or certifications
• Referral bonuses